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Microsoft Corp. this week will enter the wireless networking hardware business with a series of new products aimed at small businesses and consumers. The products include wireless Ethernet ports as well as notebook and PCI adapters, according to sources close to the Redmond, Wash., company, who said that there wasnt much to differentiate the products […]

Applications that promote next-generation wireless services and tools that will ease the management of wireless networks are making their way to market. At the DemoMobile show this week in La Jolla, Calif., manufacturers and developers will show new and forthcoming products that focus on SMS (Short Message Service) text technology, something that most carriers offer […]

While the prospect of public wireless hot spots in airports and hotels has wireless carriers interested in WLAN technology, traditional wire-line carriers are using the technology to serve their home and small-business customers. Verizon Communications Inc. last week announced a deal with wireless LAN manufacturer Linksys Group Inc. in which customers can buy a Linksys […]

A common complaint about third-party applications for Research In Motion Ltd.s BlackBerry platform is, more often than not, they dont support the phone-enabled BlackBerry 5810. And RIMs partners say thats RIMs fault. While RIM has been selling the 5810 for six months and has announced plans for several more phone-cum-pager BlackBerrys, the company has yet […]

NEC Solutions (America) Inc. on Monday announced new synchronization software that will be bundled with NEC Corp.s mobile devices. The MobilePro Synchronization System provides remote access, either wired or wireless, to either Lotus Notes or Microsoft Exchange platforms. On the client side, the software will be embedded on NEC Corp.s MobilePro 790 and P300 handheld […]

Applications that promote next-generation wireless services and tools that will ease the management of wireless networks are making their way to market. At the DemoMobile show next week in La Jolla, Calif., manufacturers and developers will show new and forthcoming products that focus on SMS (Short Message Service) text technology, something that most carriers offer […]

Symbol Technologies Inc. this week will introduce a WLAN system that centralizes the features of a wireless LAN on a single switch, rather than on multiple access points. To be generally available at the end of next month, the Mobius Axon Wireless System comprises a switch that runs embedded Linux and access ports that bridge […]

Intel Corp.s next generation of mobile computer chips will be able to support both Bluetooth wireless and 802.11b (Wi-Fi) WLAN technology. The Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker is working with Bluetooth silicon maker Silicon Wave Inc. to enable simultaneous operation of Bluetooth and 802.11b technology in notebook PCs, according to Silicon Wave officials in San […]

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. this week began offering a promotional plan that lets subscribers make unlimited calls and data transmissions on its high-speed GPRS network. The plan, priced at $99.99 per month, is designed to compete with similar plans by other carriers and to encourage adoption of the new network. The company also is offering […]

Wireless application developer Onset Technology Inc. next week will introduce a new version of its MetaMessage application that adds new printing capabilities and one-touch Web access to Research in Motion Ltd.s BlackBerry handheld devices. MetaMessage Version 4.0 lets users go to a specific Web page or do a Google search without actually launching a browser. […]